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Till STATE CAPITAL I Governor Seymour's Plea for Low j Canal Rates. COMPTROLLER GREEN AND PARTY POLITICS. The Police Bill Before the Committee on Cities. THE CASTLE GARDEN TROUBLE. A Spicy Debatr on the Riehts of Husband mid Wife. Tilden and Kelly Once More at ' Peace. Albany, March .TO, 1S76. Ex-Governor Sovniour appeared belore the Joint C'aual Committee to duy and made an argument In lavnr ol low tolls on Ihocunuls. lie said that the great rjuos. lion of the day was that ol cheap transportation. It would ho ruinous, ho said, to hundreds of men w ho tnnde their living on the canals, and who were so ^ usclul to the Slate, to increase the tolls. Ho knew that hundreds ot boats would have been laid up ; last year had the tolls la-en higher, and oven as It was, the forwarders and others oil the canals barely made a living. When ho was Governor lie advocated In I Ins messages the policy of making the canals free. The canals hod been lor a time burdened by a contract system which Impoverished many. Ho then showed how Important the canals wore to Now York aud other cities In the 8tate, and claimed that tt was the duty of ; every citizen to do nil that bo could to udd to tho greatness aud prosperity of New York, for the result was Increased prosperity to tlio entire State. '-Tho canals," said he, in closing, "did not bring about tlio corruption that has prevailed to such a disgraceful j extent during the past eight or ten years. It was i created by your predecessors in these halls." TitK NKW 1-OMCK Hit.I* General Smith, of llio l'ollce Commission, and John I. Davenport had a heurlng before tho Assembly Committee on Cities on the new Police bill this altornoon. They argued m lavor of tho passage of somo hill cou. ! taining the best features ol tho Ilooth and Fish bills, ind staled that such a bill would, in their opinion, bo t very advantageous ono In every respect. It Is prob- ' ible that the Senate bill amended slightly will bo re- i ported favorably and that it will pass both houses. Assemblyman Killinn and Stierill Daggett, of Kings tounty, startod for the capital ou the "Owl train'' from , S'ew York last night. When they Iclt tho Grand Con- j tral depot they each had a costly gold watch and : plethoric porkctbooks. Wbon they woko up this morning on the train tho watches were gone. AMKNIlMKNT OF T1IK rilAKTKK. Woodin's bill to amend tho charter of Now York city, changing tne llnancial and contract system of doing public business was made the speclul order for Thursday next. WICKIIAM AND OKKKN. The Committco on Cities neld another meeting today on the bill extending Comptroller Croon's term sixty days, so as to take away Irout Mayor Wlokbnm the opportunity of appointing his succossor. On the question of reporting the lull the committee stood three to three, Woodin, Wagner and Morrissey for the bill, Booth, Baaden and Tobey against. Jacobs I was absent ana ts said to have changed bis 1 lmtid, feeling that his attitude In opposition j to the bill mlglit be construed as being adopted in the interest of Cornell and the Custom House party, who j have sworn to have the bill slaughtered at all hazards j in ordor to carry out tho arrangements mudo with Wiikli.im, Kelly and Tammany flail. Booth rc- ! pels the charge that he acts at the dictniIon of Cornell ! and Company and says the bill never originated with j him, bat was sout up from New York and Introduced i by lilni ns a matter of courtesy. Woodin says that : whether the bill passes or not Wicklium lias no sped- I fiod authority to appoint a successor to the Comptrol- ' ler, lliat olllcer and others, including the Commissioner ol Public Works, beiug very curiously excepted in the provisions of the charter. The Mayor appointed Campbell as Commissioner of J'ubl c Works, but that was to till an office mudo vacant by s resignation. Ho claims ho has no authority to appoint a successor to any of the officers excepted by tne charter lifter their terms of office lapso andth.it tiio Legislature must provide for the contingency. foro, to-day introduced the following concurrent reaolulion, wntcit went over under the rule:? Where*., a recent decision of the I'lilted States Supreme! t:ourt lia? pronounreU unconatitniional the lair? of ihl. ftatr r?c|nirlnir the puyment nt emigrant head asoecy and the nere.-ar.r result <>r tin- decision l? to aholl.h the present rit.te emigrant system, which I* baeed on the payment of inch heed money ; and whereas, It l? of the at III Oct iinpor.iince to provide tor the Iniinedinte wellure and .nletv of the rtnlgriinls constantly arriving at the port of .New Ye r't aa well a. to protect the Inhaldtania of the city ami Slate Irouj the Inronvenlenee and danRer incident to such arrival*. Resolved, Thet a Joint committee of the Senate and A (i nlily be appednted to devlee meana for the proper protection of arriving alien emigrants and to give a bearing to the vlewa of all person* Intere.led In thu anhjert. THAT STRA9GI KESOI.CTln.T. Mr. Hnnson denies lti.it ho was the party who endeavored to get a inomlrer of the Kallroad t.'uuiniiUoo to introduce a resolution of tlio character de.cribcd in the Hkrai.d to-day. lie stale* that he did hare a con Tcraalion with tin' chairman of the Kailroud Committee about his bill, winch the committee reported adversely against on the lflth mat., hut he did mil during thu conversation or at any time afterward suggest the resolution. As to his statement that a 1 railroad company in Ins district hid charged f-j per ton for the transportation of coal he charges that Mr, Heacock. the president of the road, and itoaenhaum, the superintendent of tho coal company of which : Heacock is a director, told a deliberate lie when they aid that the road had never charged over seventy-five tenia jior ton lor transportation. Ilia true, ho says, j he did not appear belnrc the committee when Mr. Ueac ock first went helore It and tnudo lit* statement, , tut ho sov* he did attend u Hnlis?i|Uetil Meeting, and ibowed that whllo eoal could lie piircbaaod ut Hiltonville, twelve tuiles from Uloversvtlle, lor say $0 .'si per Ion, |? AO was charged lor II when delivered at tbo section 25, of tho charter of 1873, declares as fol- 1 lows:? llir Mayor shall nominate, and by and with the consent of the Hoard of Aldermen appoint the heads ot departments and nil commissioner* save Commissioners of 1'ublic Instruction and also save and except the fallowing named Cera nlslioners nnd oflleers whn held ofllen as snelt on tlia 1st day ot January in the year 1x7:*, thai is to sayThe Comptroller, the Commissioner of Public Works, the Counsel to the Corporation, lis- 1'resldenl of the Itepnrtmnnt of Public l'arks, the President of tho Department of I'uhlic Works, and the l're?i?lent of the Department of Police, which said Comptroller, Commissi onnrs, and counsel to the corporation, aforesaid, until the expira tlnn of their respective terms of office, for wltirli they were appointed unless removed tor cause as herein provided. nt'HHANIt A*D Wtrp. A long and in soino parts u spicy debate tilled tho lime of the Senate tins evening, on the hill to allow too testimony of a wife iis against her husband m cases of criminal conversation. The bill is supposed to huvo been suggested by tho position occupied by Mrs. Iillon lp relation to the Ileecher trial. Senator Colo rode a perilous series of arguments and illustrations In lavor of the measure, and kept a large audience of ladies in a perpetual state of tittering. a suspicious trick. There Is a strong suspicion that somebody in tho Astemhly had something to do with the Hnttery Park bill when it came -down lroin tho Senate, which wus unauthorized by any kuown rulo. lb was received on Monday evening and referred to tho Cominittco on liuilrouds, but no member of this committee ever saw Hie hill. It wus asked for on Tuesday, hut no one tould tell what had become ol it, and wluin Mr. Mullor, tt the meeting yesterday; called lor the hill the clerk stated that It had never been sent to him or any member of tho committee. Yet this morning the bill turned up In the .Senate in answer to tho request for it sent to the Assembly yesterday. Tho friends of the measure contend that the mysterious disappearance of the lull was brought aliout liv some ouu in the Assembly who is very much devoted to tho Interests of the K leva ted Kuilroud, and who managed to have it stuck away In some drawer which was kepi locked until the Senate's message carao down. Tho object of this, doubtless, was to prevent the passage of the hill In the House before tho Senate could rerall it Even though the hill was an utterly bad one that is no reason why any persou should be allowed to pocket it for days in order to prevent a vote being taken upon It. It this kind of trickery wero to go unrehuked it wonld lie In the power of even an ordinary aitnche of either House once a bill had pussed one House to prevent its consideration by the other until some little game ol his own bad been won to his satisfaction. The question is, who pocketed the Battery I'ark bill from Monday until Thursday tnornlng? THK JtMKlRATIO* l OMWJSSIOX. Tho recent decision ol the I'nlted States .Hupremo Court on the head money question has completely upset the calculations of the Commerce and Navigation Committee of the Senate and Assembly. A bill was some weeks ago Introduced in the Is>wer House increasing the head money, and another reorganising the Emigration Commission, but, of course, nothing 1 can now be done with the brut, and n is unlikely that tho second will receive any further consideration. It is understood that the Emigration Commission are very anxious that the legislature should do something that will protect the emigrants, hut how to go about 1 , It Is Just now the problem that Is nnxxling :he members here, who are desirous thnt some law iliotiM he speedily passed that will bo elective. Mr. Muller, of New York, has come to the conclusion that the two houses should put their heads together ao ihat a good understanding ran la* arrived at between i the senate and Assembly in order that whatever action is derided upon shall he commenced with the support nl Ihr. Iu? l? ..I 1...1..1-..I, ?..a 11 k?... NEW Y< latter place. He had offered her ides to draw up, in j the presence oflhe rotnml'.tSQ, anil did druw up before them n cuutract with llto railroad eon,puny, agreeing to take loo tons ut coal, If delivered for seventy-five cents per ton, transportation charge, uud thai lleaeock hacked out, llnnlly, nud would not sign the contract. As Mr. Hanson denies having suggested the resolution, nml as the member of the Kuilrond Cotntnitlee who said that the suggest'on was made b.v a | demoerul whose lit 11 hud been reported adversely the I same night us the "No Seal No t'aro" bill, and as Mr. 1 Killlan and Mr. Kallon deny that tltey mnde anv sucli suggestions, and Ibe only other democrat wnoso hill was rejKirted adversely that night was Mr. Hanson's, there seems to be a question of veracity somewhere. Why the member of the Kail road Committee alluded to who contends that "several members'' made llio since suggestion to liim Is unwilling to give their names Is rattier difficult to understand. At all events, tlio ]>r<M|H!cl8 uow uro ?lint tlio liailroad Coniiniltoe will usk lor an investigation Into lliu accusations tnudo , against them by ' one who knows." TIIK M.WUNK COURT yUKSTION. j . The message of the Governor in response to a res- 1 olutlon of the .Semite relative to the uppoiuuucnt of J. ' 1*. Stiinotl us uinlgo of lb>' Marine Court was called from the table by Senator Hixby, who proceeded to unswcr its salient points in a speech of some length. He. said the .Governor declared in his nies- | sage that lie based his action on tlio pro. ! visions of the law ot 1*49, widen empowers tlio Governor to till vacancies whenever no other-provision* lor idling such vacancies bad been provided, but the 1 law providad another and a dtllerent method (or tlio filling ol ih<- vacancy, and the action ol the Governor was therefore wrong, lty the net ot ISSfi, iu relation to the Murine Court, It is provided that any vacancy occurring in the Court -'shall be tilled in the manner proscribed by law- lor Ailing vacancies iu the odices of the Justices of the Superior Court of the State of New York." In ibis law no change bus been made. Subsc- i <iu?nt legislation provided that tlio Justice* ot the ' Superior Court shall ho appointed by the Governor, ! with the consent ot tlio Senate, if the Senate I be In session. When this vacancy hnpneiied j the Sen tie was in session, and no one ( would olnlin that if it had occurred In the Superior, in j placo of the Marine Court, that the Governor could till j tlio vacancy without the consent of the Senate, and j yet the law and the only law on the Buojeel prescribed iliat vacancies In the Murine Court shall bo lilted in the same manner as vacancies in the Superior Court. J In connection with hi* remarks the Senator offered a resolution referring the special message ol ih<- Governor, in regard to the Marine Court Judgeship, to tho i Judiciary Committee, with instructions to report ! whethnr'nny legislation was necessary to make inoro definite ami certain the authority to appoint Judges ol the Marine Court in case ol vacancies. TilK SCIIOOl. AMKXCMKXT IX Till: SKXATK Wbeu tlieroneiirrent resoiultou proposing an amendment to tho constitution relative to the common j schools ratnu up'lor discussion in commtttoc of tho wholo of lite Senate, Mr. iSchoonmakor offered the fol- : lowing as an addition to the provisions of tho amend- j incut:? Common rlioeli, 111 which Instruction shall he free, hIinil j he maintained forever. The J.oglelature shall provide for tlm Instruction in such schools, in the branches of element- I iiry education for the period of at leant twriity-piglit weeks j in every year, of all persons between the aires of live and twenty-one years, bv atimially raising therel'or by tax upon i tlte taxable property it; the respective counties, a sum of nut less tliun $.1,00 >,<**>. i.Kiiisi.ATivK xtrnm. Tho committees of tho tomato reported quite a num- 1 her of bills tins morning, tlie Judiciary Commttloe, us j usual, reporting adversely on tho majority of those re j ferred to it. Mr. Hlxby Introduced a useful hill lo prevent the or- I ganlsaliou of life and health insurance companies on a bogus basis tit regard to names and capital Senator Tobey asks "Is any man In lliat delegation ! of seventy likely to go against Cockling in the Convention when he holds tne federal pntronago of tho Stuto now and will continue lo hold it for three years j longer t Is it likely V" Mr. Hammond offered a resolution In the Senato authorizing the Secretary of Stato to cause all the geu- , oral and special laws relating to the poor iti force In this State at tho close of the present session to he compiled and published in pamphlet form. Mr. tiersrd gave nolteo that lie would move to mm- J pond tlio rules to bring about a reconsideration ol tho Battery l'ark bill. This becomes necessary owing to the tact that the time for a reconsideration had expired when the motion to recall tlio bill was made. It Is stated to-uiglit on pretty good authority that j (Jovenior Tilden and .inhn Kelly have agreed not lo disagree, and that they have come loan amicable tin- j demanding, which will ho lavorable to Tammany at L'tica. Tho majority of the delegates elected thus far I In the country districts In the District Conventions are openly lor Ttldcn, and this tact, no doubt, has done much to bring out the declaration 1,1 rtntii-A lu.lween the two and II la umlnrutnnil vinur that the Ultca Convention will not be asked to cvon present Governor Tilden's natno to tho St. I.otils Convention as New York's llrst choice, liut that lit* administration will be hcurtllv Indorsed nod a resolution passed instructing the delegation to vote on every ballot as a majority will dictate. Tilden's Iriends believe that this plan will secure a delegation for him on the first ballot at least and that between April "26 and Junc27 tntluciicns can be brought to bear on the delegates that will make them even more heartily In his tavor than II they were instructed at Utlca. It is said that Governor Seymour does not like this arrangement, and that he is quietly working lor Chief Justice Church and with an eya to the main chance hituscll. NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE. TAXING THE RAILROADS ONK-HAIJT OF ONE PER | CENT ON THE COST?MEJICY TO rilTSONERH j CONVICTED OF MURDER. Trkxtox, March 30, 1870. A report was made to-day In the Senate by tbo Judiciary Committie, of which Mr. Magic, of Union, is chairman, upon Senator Abbott's Railroad bill imposing | a tax of one-half of one per cout on the cost of all railroads in the Stato. An Important amendment bos been agreed upou in committee by which the State of New Jersey agrees to credit tho $40,000 tax now paid by tho branch Hues of the Pennsylvania Iiailroad in this State to the $208,000 annually paid Into tno Treasury as tax upon Ihe main lino. This arrangement is to continue until the joint tax on tho main stem and the branches uggrogatu $208,000, when the tax is to bo I paid pro rata with ail other roads. Tho County act, |mu?iu..ih ,uw i...- wuiiiivi. conform to tlio new constitution, and defining tlio manner ol election and duties of freeholder*, pussod the House. 1 ho tieueral Kloclton law also passed tho Senate, having previously reeeired tho indorsement of tlie Mouse. It makes lew changes In the present law, which It Is Intended shall operato more smoothly. Mr. Hill's bill proscribing doltmlu rules lor the government of the insane of I lie Stule wns introduced. The hill for damming the Delaware was laid over. In tlio House Mr. Ha he Introduced a hill making It unlawful for aiiy |>ersou to keep or sell intlaruinablo fluid* of a temporaluro less than 110 Fahrenheit, under a penalty of fgOU line or six mouths' imprisonment. This afternoon In the Senate the bill requiring )ustice* of the peace to givu $d,0U0 security and to have a certificate ol legal qualification was lost. In the House Air. Cunningham Introduced a hill making It lawlul In cases of conviction lor murder in tlie first degree for the Jury to recommend a prisoner to the mercy of tlio Court, and lor the Court to sen triico him to imprisonment lor lilc. In such cases tho Court of Pardons shall not grant a pardon unless tlio application Is signed by a majority ol the Judges ol tho Supremo Court alter reviewing the evidence. Mr tings* introduced a hill requiring all .Statu officers to be actually residents of Iho Slate, ami no man holding an olltco shall lo absent more lli.in thirty > days at one time, unless on account of sieknesa. A Mil was Introduced empowering towns of between ! j.immi and in.(**? population to construct waterworks. Hot It houses sojourned to Monday nest. FRANK P. RLAIKS FORTUNE. , / L [Krom tho 81. Fouls Republican.] There arc only three lines, but they are worth reading:? , 'letters of administration were granted to James L. Blair on the estate of Francis P. lilair, Jr., deceAsod, valued at $.W0." To live fllty-four years and die worth f!MX). is not making tho most of one's opportunities, as times go. Francis P. Blnlr was evidently not tho man for the times as limes go, that is, If a man Is to be measured by the money which lie makes out of tho limes. He ouglH to havo been a rich man?? very wealthy | man?and would have been if he had followed suit with many other public men. He hud tho opportunities, thousands of them, but he M-ems to hare missed them all or pasted them by?for he lived to be Ulty-loVir years old and died worth j.'HJO. He was the brain*. I>loo<l. bone, muscle, life, of a pre.il pointful party in tin* r?tuie tor year*, nnd w hen It was tbo supreme powror in this city ami county. It does not appear, however, that he ever made any money by it. He was three time* a j member of Congress, and at the beginning ; of iho war was in such a position us Chairman of the Military Comrbilioo of ihe House a* to have j commanded the pi? k of contract* and his own selection ol war slush. Ho was suiiiulsrly remiss, however, In making hay while the sun shone. Then he was mada a general; hut there was not much money in being a general such as be was, lor be was always < pounding uwray at the from, getting ' more klek* than halfpence. " He did nut make any money by being a ! general. Some general* did; but somehow lie bad not, llio knack of It. Then be went to llin l ulled .stales l Senate. Here was another golden opportunity, fome ; < men have been known to make handsome fortunes by I going to I lie Senate?to go in poor, in fact, and come out l wealthy. It wea not lllair's way. W bile other public men I were building fortunes in their way, and according to the way ol the lunea, he nerer appeared lo care lor money .\nd so he died. Alter living A fly-four years, and lolling, toiling, lolling aa tew men have ever done, 1 he died leaving |;>00. OVER A HUNDRED. ' ( The Morgantown (W. Va.) Pott tells of the death ol the oldest woman in West Virginia, Mrs. Jane Kracler, who died In the poorhotise of Monongalia county, on the 1st ol March, in the 110th yo.tr ol nor age. On the second lloor oi a Ave story apartment hoo?e on Third avenue I Inund the oldest man in Sew York. * iplmii Krotler.cS l.nlir'uisli, aged 110 year*, veteran of Waterloo. The old gentleman hud lain down lor an afternoon nap, and did not It inge hi* position during my short siuy. lie was wide awake, however, and courteous lo the last degree.?sNcio l urk Correspondence )RK HERALD. FRIDAY. CHRISTIANS IN CONTENTION. mi. sankey'h talk upon chvbch mvhic yestzbday and mb. moody's axbvxm to PBXACHKBS* QUB8TIOX8. The Clirtbtiuii Con von lloti of ministers unci I.tt men continued ltd session at llio Hippodrome yesterday morning. Wiion llie meeting opened, ul ten o'clock, tlioro wore, besides ihe a,000 ministers, about a.Okj other persona?men and woincu? id (lie kludisou avelino ball. Mr. Snnkcy spoke on "How Can llio Service of Song bo Conducted Successfully f" He said, Tlic power of sacred song is laying bold of this nation, as well uaof other oatlous, and bus been lor some years. i would not have artistic quartet singing. 1 do not object to the pcoplo who sunt, but to that manner ot piuiaicg iuc i.urn. i nuuiu uaiu a uiuii wui| ? vi ns largo a numbor as possible, but 1 would like to lie assured tliey were Christian'. 1 do not believe Id having them away oil in the back of the church. Lot them be near the minister. ]<et the minister bo in sympathy with the choir and tho choir In sympathy with the minister. The nil Ulster never Knows what Is going on way bank In tho galleries. (Applause.) Members of choirs new gel to rh.it point wnon thoy J pass Holes and chat wl'h each other. Now, as to tho instrument, tho iurg? organ, 111 my opinion, drowns the people's voices, though, of course, It could be played softly. There is no imi-tc, alter all, Iiko tho human voiie. I would not sing the old hymns always. 1 wouid introduce new ones onre in a w hile; but exclude | operatic music altogether. Leave that to the opera. (Applause.) As loHunday school singing, thorn is not much to be said; for the Sunday school singing in tills country is better than In any other under the sun. Open and close meeting with prayer, but let the meeting bo interspersed with a jod singing in which the con , gregalion as lar as possible should jinn, Oncol the delegates stood up and said:?"'Would it not encourage congregational singing to uholish tho i choir and have one singer?" Mr. Sankoy replied:?"Kew men could lead 3,000 j.v..,...,. ........... ?... A Hood o( other questions succeeded, among them the allowing:? "Should ilio lender of a meeting pitch the tunc?" "If he were a singer II would be right enough; but, now, you would have a hard llmo with Mr. Moody to j get III in to pilch the tune." (1'rolonged laughter.) "Would you recommend solo singing." "I would not ns a rule." Mr. Moody (breaking in)?I would if I were Sankey. j (Laughter.) Mr. Saiilcoy?I believe In preaching the gospel in song and explaining the rolcronco of each gong to tho gospel preached. lfev. Hr. Taylor, of the Broadway Tabernacle, said many auian was converted by'a hyinti who would not bo converted by preaching, dinging is ollen our solace in ulllictlon. The question drawer was then oponed and Mr. Moody read mid answered tho inquiries. Sumo of tho questions and reponses were us lot lows:? Q. What is the best book (or Inquirers? A. A book written by a man named Joint. tj. Ilow" will you wake up a congregation ? A. The best way Is to wako up yourself. t). Our church is sadly in debt, would you not advise j a church lair? A. I cannot; the devil always gets | into these church luirs; they are my abomination; I remember secirg one In a Western city, where it man ' was allowed to kiss the handsomest woman In lliq room lor twenty-live cents. Christ would never sanction such work as that. (). Wnat is tho best book on revival? A. The Bible. This session of the Convention was then udjourneil niter tho singing of tho hymn, "1 Need Thee Kvory I uuun At three o'clock they mot again, and after the singing of the hymn. "The Great Physician Now is Near," J)r. A r milage spoke on the subject, "llow to Deal with iion-Ohurcbgoors." lie said there was only one way, and that was prescribed by Jesus Christ- himself, "tio ye Into all the world and jireatb the Gospel to every creature," and preach in earnest. Dr. John Hull saiil he believed that the work of Mr. Moody would not pass away, and that it depended on the exertions of the ministers how long It would last. The next subject discussed was "Our young men, what more can wo no lor thorny" .Mr. Wannemaker, of the I'hlludelphia Young Men's Christian Association, and William K. Hodge, Jr., addressed the meeting on this subject. At the evening meeting. *t w hich 8,000 people wero present, Mr. Moody Introduced to the ntidionce Rev. I?r. Pluminer, of South Carolina, who answered a number ol ipiestious relating to Faith, Hope and Charity. Itev. I?r. I'lutnmer Is a gentleman, as Mr. Moody said, who might be called a patriarch, and lookod like one, and lie was followed throughout with the utmost attention. MR. BO WEN'S CASE. The special cominltteo of Plymouth church, formed to investigate the charges preferred against Henry C. lloweu, held another secret meeting last evening, at tho residence ol Mr. Pratt, on Orango street, Brooklyn. Mr, liowon, however, failed to appenr, but forwarded u communication in which ho stated the reason why he refused to he present. Mr. Thomas G. Shearman Informed a Hkrali> reporter lute last night that Mr. IJowcii's absence was not owing to nny Illness of himself or his family, and although Mr. Shearman did not definitely stale what Mr. Howell's rommutilestioii contained, it Is supposed mul tno hitler gentleman declined lo appear, because, nt the previous meeting, Mr. Andrew Hraclsliaw won not permitted In testily ifi his behalf, nnd nlro b< cause, by tills ruling ol Hie committee, ell other testimony ol n similar character would be excluded us well. The committee Irnmed .-in answer to Mr. Bowen's letter, which will be forwarded to blm to-morrow, niter Hindi the members nd.journcd without deriding exactly when they should meet agatn. A BliOOKLYN MERCHANT MISSING. Tho Ilrooklyn police have boon notified of the fact Hint Elijah \V. Nichols has been missing sidco last Tues day morning, under circumstances which croate alarm In tho minds ol his lutnlly and (rlends. on the morn Ing in ipicstion, about eight o'clock, ho left his house. No. 189 Livingston street, lor the avowed purpose ol going to his business. Ills store, which Is an extensive willow warn and house hit'lushing establish men t, is situated nt the corner of Kultoii nnd I'lnoapplc sire- ts. On Ills way ho stopped nt his butcher's nnd ordered meat lor liio dinner. That Is tho last Ins fauidy havo heard of him Before having tin- houso lie appeared to be In good spirits, lie gave his wnteh and ehaiu lo his wile, which was not unusual, and went out. About five weeks ago .Mr. Nichols was slightly affected mentally, but sinco Hint time he has la-en rational. It is sunt that lie lias felt, In common with others, tno effect ol tho universal depression in business and that hu is in debt to the amount ol ubout $ 14,IKK), lor w hich his creditors hold Ills uoies. There was lo have been a meeting of creditors held on the day on winch he disappeared. Ian they deterred action, expecting Ins return. lie was at one time very well off and was a pop uuir lueiii'nr ui in nroosi.vn ? iiiu. in- is not uelicvcd to have lia<t any money with him. Mr. Nichols, who is (oriy-threo years ol ago, is fl?c foot ten inches in height. Ho has a full ti;i)*n heard mixed with pray. I lie had on an olive colored pack overcoat. WHO GOT THE MONEY AT LAST ? A TERTINBNT QUESTION Til \T ROME nUOOKT.YN ALDERMEN M\Y FIND AN ANSWER FOR. The special committee of the Brooklyn Board ot Aldormen, appointed to Investigate the charges raado by some of the Brooklyn liquor dealers, that they had been blackmailed through the agent* of the Tempi ranco Brotherhood, aa they supposed, inct last night in the Common Council Chamber. John Yager, who keeps a saloon at No. 114 Myrtle avenue, testified that lie was complained of for selling liquor on Sunday; William Jacobs told him thai be represented Mr. Colter, the agent ot the Temperance Brotherhood, and would have ihe case withdrawn lor Sill; lie pant that sum and nothing bad been done with the case since. l.tidwig J. Mlllwogon testified that he was com plained of, but Jacobs told Into be would have his case ! withdrawn; the witness paid money, and the ease was withdrawn; Phillip Koch called on him alterward* and tuld him lie could get Ins cases settled lor Ic*ft than Jacobs; ho never agreed with iho Temperance B'oilier hood not 10 > ? !! lienor on ."Sunday. Mat Merger, of Xo. lit Pulton sired, had Inn llcrnrc revoked ou the complaint of Oliver Conor: lie roiosed to pay any money to have Ins case settled; Koch told him lie con Id settle the matter lor $15. H. K. Buchiior, who keeps a saloon at No. "2'2H Myrtle venue, was complained ol by Cotter; he paid Korli f l.'i, and hud no lurther trouble. >c\erai other witnesses weru examined, tvho also testified to having paid money to Koch. Tho committee adjourned until Monday. ANOTHER DISHONEST COLLECTOR. laist night Captain McDonnell and Detective Murphy, >f tho Kiglith precinct, arrested John 11. Meyers, of No. N4 Annty street, a collector in the employ of Henry Wulsh, liquor merrhnnt ot No. 104 Thompson street, on a rhargo of having ember/led several sums jt money, tmoiiiiilng lo almut 4i!,oon. The pnsonor admitted' Ills guilt and was locked up In the I'rinco if rrol ?L?t If ?n l)OIA-sf- He Will ??e irr titffiifl n? ihnWatl, lugion Place i'olice Court ttiiM morning. MUSIC IN TUB WEST. (From the St. I.ouia llcpubltcan.] Professor Han* Ilalatka, of the I.icderkrnnz and the orchestral Union of Chicago, ami the ramons director t>t eight or ten great musical festivals, saengcrleata, ' Arc., la now on a visit to our city in tbo interests of musical art. His chief purpose la to collect materials lor a history ol the development of music in Western cities, niol lie has come here to lulce a survey ol oursituatioii nnd historical grade in music. Ho limit an abundance ol good materials, hut no completed structure or even perftniied design. He Is a musician, a noted roudueiur arid uu esiK-rtoitcail organizer. let those who have our niusic.il luierests at heart am an upon him?it lie can bo had -to bring order out of chaos, and lounil and conduct a musical organization that shall yield us both proOt and honor. MARCH 31, 1870.?TRIPLE FINE ARTS. EXHIBITION Or TUE ALLEN COLLECTION OT PAINTINOb AT LEAVITX's. A private view was given yesterday, at tho Lenvitt Art ltooms, of a collection of paintings beluuging to Uriah Allen, of Jersey City. Quite a change has been made in tho np|>coranco of tho gallery since the last exhibition. The hulls and ceilings have been newly (rescued and tho walls and doorways artistically bung with rich durk draperies. Tho pictures in tho present collection comprise a largo number u( tlguro paintings pleasing in subject and lochnically good. Tho landscapes arc generally very good specimens of the artists represented. Ouo o( Carol's atmospheric land.-cnpos; a Fouluiuehlcau scone, by ( nilleuttuen; a Mediterranean seaport, by K. Verrier; a landscape, with cattle, by Carl Slcbels; throo uncommonly tine landscapes, by Harvey Young; a scene in Normandy, by C. U. Cowans, and examples ot tones*, Bristol and others. A good example of the Spanish school is "Tho Promenade," by G. Taeschl. "Preparing lor tho I'arly," a Highly finished figure jncfure, by M. Passman. "The Stolen lutorview" is by Castugnola. "Charity," by I.. Alvorc/, represents uu old woman seated ul the fool of a Might of steps?nppureutly of u convent or church?down which are passing groups of cbildreu and Sisters of Chanty. "The Wayside Spring," by J. C. Thorn, is one of his best child pictures. Tho woodland, Illuminated with the summer sunlight, is in itself a picture. "Aid and Protection,'* by J, Verba*, is one of tho most pleasing in the collection?a boy loading his little sister down a flight of steps. Tins is iruin the Shepherd Gaudy < ollccliou. ' punch and Judy," another picture of child hie, is by Charlos Peiitt. Another group ol children, playing ?nh an old iriink ol a tree lor u hobby horse, is by (J. Turner. "The Spy" is a military picture, by 0. Sell. "The Armorer's Forge" is by Vuurberg. "Almsgiving" is by E. Aler. "At tho Point ol Death" is a sarcasm ou suicidal intentions, by Hodcscbi. Tho head ol a Koinun Girl is nn uncommonly stroug piece oi color, by l.ouls hang. "The ltoluct.ini Scholar" Is by Lasallc. Delated Party nn Mount Manstlchl" is n figure and landscape picture liv Joroine Thompson. "A Flock of Sheop Frightened by llie lteport ol a Gun" is by Gilo Gebler. "Tho Old Farmyard,"'by Tall. "A Mother's Cure," by Prelct Depret, Is a picture full of naliiroulid well drawn and nam led. It represents an olu hop whoso family of ducklings liavu lor the first time louml their iiativo element and aro swimming away, regardless ol the consternation ol ilioir lostor-mother. "Tho Combat" is u spirited composition, by Frit/. I-ung; u cattle picture is by Vcrbueckhoven; a fine still lllc study Is by Milne Ramsey; ullttlolrult girl is by C. I*, Ream; a basket of grapes, by Marstou Ileum; ''TheIconoclast," by J. II. Heard, and many other examples of other artists, both native and lorelgn. Tbe pictures will ba sold on the evenings of Weduesiluy and Thursday, April ft and ti THE WEBB COLLECTION. Tho conclusion of the Webb collection sale took plnco last evening, with the following result:?Copy ou porcelain ol Rembrandt's "Crucifixion," $40; "Descent from the Cross," $4); Guide's "Beatrice Cencl," $50; Murillo'a "Old Woman and Bay," $55; Rubens' "Castor and l'ollux," $150; enamelled Japanese vases, from $10 to $.15; bronze figures of Rembrandt and Albert Ilurcr, by A. Currier, $180 each; imirblo bust of "Kve," by Powers, with revolving marble pedestal, $500; "Venus," by Professor Halblg, lull length, lllo size figure In marble, $3,000; marble stutuo, "Wlulo I.ady of Avonel," Mozlor, $3,000; "Tho l'ori," Mozier, $3,000; marble bust ol Washington, Powers, $075. The library, consisting of twenty-three works, was sold as follows: ?Milton's "Para.Use l.osl," $13; "History of Pointing in Italy," 0 vols., $7 ft0 per vol. ; "Masj Icrpieces of Early Printers and Engravers." $!? 50; "Gallery of Disiiiiguiabed Americans," 4 vols., $o per vol. ; ' .Masterpieces of Italian Art," "Antbtuitivs ol Athens," 4 vols., $5 So each; "Biographical Pictionary ol Fine Arts," 2 vols., $13 each; "Selected Pictures Irom British Galleries ami Private Collections," J vols., $85 each; "Florence Gallury," 4 vols., $34 each; "Passes of the tips," by Brookedon, > vols., $80 each; "People's Gallery ol Engravings, 3 vols.. $0 eucli; "Antiquities of Hercuj laneuui," 10 vols., $3 50 oach; Claude Lorraine's ; works, 3 vols., $81 earn; "Illustrations of the Alhun! brs," 2 vols., $39 50 each; "Views of Rome," $59; Napoleon's great work on Egypt, 83 vols., $9 5(1 each ; I "llusi'o Royale" and "Museo Franeals," tl vols.. $5ft oach; "Munich Gallery," 2 vols., $vj so each; "Dresden Gallery." $9ft; "I.os Arts Sumpluairrs, 4 vols.,? i each; "Turner Gallery," $ii3: "Turner's Picturesque Views In Kneland and Wales.' 1 vols.. $27 50 each. A number of miscellaneous articles and a lew nicluros i were sold after those catalogued lor very low prices. PERSIA AND RUSSIA. Chickering Hall was well filled last evening, tlio occasion being the rending of two papers, under the auspices or the American llcographlcnl Society, l'roniplly at eight o'clock, Mr. Henry Hallenllne, a commercial Iraveiler took bin placo at the little desk on the platlorm, and, from the manuscript In Iroui oi linn, gave an account of his trip through lli" Interior of Persia 10 St. Petersburg. Alter an aodrni-s by one ol the saviins, who occupied a prominent position on the platform, Mr. Phurles Harris Phelps, A. M., gave an account of Ins journey from Finland to Persia, Dagestan and Cir i cassia. Stereoptlcal views Illustrated thu word dcscrlp! lions. COMMUNISTS EXPECTED. A meeting of French refugees was hold at No. 123 Houston street last evening to lako action in view of the prospective rolcnso of deported Fronch Communists, under tlio operation of the general amnesty proposition In tlio French Chamber of Deputies. Thnso present wore mainly men of tlio Paris ourrirr class, who wore concerned in the Com mono uprising ofthelHthof March, 1871, tho memorable events of which wero briefly rovlowcd by several speakers. It was proposed to form an association of such former members ol ttic Pans I'ommuno as may hereafter ar plan ot organization 10 l>? submitted at a Inlnre meetIttj. 11 w.in staled thai of (lie Communists aro yet prisoners on the Isle ol Pines. while '.'."J htivo licen granted permission to locale themselves on the mam island ol New Caledonia, and "&0 others are hold in close eonllnenieiit with in the fortifications w here, according to the sentence, they have to remain lor llvo years before they can he allowed lo settle uny where in the colony. SI 10CK1XU IK HUM ANITY. Investigation into tho cntt.se of death of James p. Curry, a prisoner tn the Penitentiary of Hudson county, New Jersey, reveals an alarming state of things. Curry was violently attacked with pneumonia on ilia 13th lust., and Dr Kdtly, the rnsnlout physician, prescribed remedies. The proscriptions woro presented to tho storekeo|ier. Mr. tSulhvan, who refused to furnish tho medicines, acting, he said, under Instructions irum tho Director at-I,argc of ihe Board ol freeholders, Mr. llulslvd, who, it is alleged, enteriains strong personal animosity towsrd l'r. eddy. The patient was allowed to remain all night and next day without any medical relief, nnd when County Physician stout urnved he was too late to star the progress of tho malady and Curry died on the ifitli mst. A communication embodying the (acts of this extraordinary case was sent by Dr. Kddy lo iho Hoard of Freeholders at lis last meeting, but it wa-suppressed on the ground nnl .1 ,.#>?ii.in,.,l ri'lliu'llmi nn I I,I'l. .!,? Hoard. The relations ol Curry nro preparing evidence In the coso to bo submitted to the tirand Jury. FfUEH LAST NIGHT. About seven o'clock yrgtcrdny evening i? fire hroko oui on the ililrd floor of tho five glory brick building No. 15 Dutch street. Tho llrst lloor, occupied by Itawlry, Kooto k Co., clothiers, wan bntnngeil In tho extent of 11,009 by water. Tho oecond floor, occupied by J. 8. Smith, dealer in mllllnry goods, was also dutnnged by water; lo g, fJ.tm Tho third and fourth lloor*. occupied by tl Alt, bra** manufacturer, wr ro damaged; lota, 110,000 The fiout part of the lilt It lloor wa* occupied by C, K Kemolda, dealer in wax for artlUciu! Ilowor*. Ill* loan wax |U,'jOO. The rear part of the same floor * ** occupied by Mr. Hautoll, printer, whoso losg wa* I'd,mm Tho building, owned if J. & Smith, who occupies the aecond floor, wa? damaged to lb1' extent of # >.0'*). The ingurancc on the damaged good* and the cause ol tho Are are not known. At half past seven Inst iiichi a fire occurred In the gentlemen'* Punishing store ol Jacob ague, No. if! t.reonvrirh alrift. Damage to aioek fl.OOO; fully iu> cured. Cauao unknown. INDIANS IN. THE DOMINION. (From the Toronto Mail. J Too total number ol Indiana in the Dominion la rammed at OT.blQ. Of these I.'?,000 (roughly speaking) nro in Ontario; 11,000 in Quebec; 26,000 in Manitoba nnd the Northwest Territories; 6,000 in Rupert's J .and, and .11,000 in Hrmah Columbia; Nova Pcotln and Ne* lirunswick each coniatning lean than 2,000, wtnlo l'rtnre Kdward Iilanri only retnrna 30i These figures, especially those relating to the unsettled and seminomadic tribes of the Northwest, can only he taken a.? somewhat approximating to the truth. W ith regard to these latter no attempt ran he made to compare their presotit with their past numbers, (or all aueh statistics must necessarily lie ot llttie value. lint in the more settled Provinces aomo approach toa< uricy may t>o re isoonl.ly looked lor, and so ?vr Diet that among the Optario irthea the increase during the past year s tinted a* 200, and thu decrease us 42; to l>ael>cc, ilu tin rosso is 22, and the decrease lift, tn Nova Scoli.i, inr.roato 1A, and the dacivsau 4, in New UruitsWiCk, InI criaoc 24, uccreiuc SHEET. [DON CARLOS.! . ! An Interview with the Fallen Spanish Pretender. _ ; WHKX HIS CHANCK WI I.I. 00if K AG AIN The Conduct of the War?The Republic Cornin??The Furros?The Brave Hnsqiir Mountaineers. Loxdox, March 15, 1870. Alter four yoarK'fighting the Basques of tho north have boeu reduced to submission ; Don Carlos baa been obliged to Bhoalho the sword; tho war In Spain la j over. Finally beaten on all hands tho young l'rctendcr gave up the contest and crossed the frontier Into Krauce. lie was not allowed to stay there long, however Ilis preaonce would have given rise to legitimist demonstrations, which might not only havo been considered unfriendly by Spain, but which would, lu olllcial language in France, have beou of a nature to cxcito "hatred and contempt toward tho French government." lie was thoro.'orn hustled across the conn try to Kouloguo as last us a spccinl train I coulil carry him, anil politely shown, us ; It were, to the door of Franco. lie was not allowed lo stop In Paris. 1 did not have I an opportunity of seeing him there, but I took the next tram to Houlognc and tvas not long In obtaining admittance to htm. Ho received me In the same friendly, cordial \ manner as of old. lint his time was so taken up with i visitors and he was so worried with various things attendant upon his hurried Journoy that he could not ! tpon collect his mind to talk connectedly on the subject i of his defeat ami (he war, or, In other words, to arraugo : an "Interview" for publication. Wo hud a long, though somowhat desultory, conver: satlon, which ho did not wish glvon to tho public, and it was not until ho arrived In Kngland and got fairly j settled down that I could induce htm (o talk to the ' world through tho medium of tho IIkrami. His arrival in Kngland and Ills reception at Folkstono j and l.ondon have already boon described by cablo, nud It only remains to glvo his views ubout tho end of the war and the prospects of .Spain. He evinces no hitter- | t noss with regard to his defeat, and does not seem to ho ! I In the least cast down in spirits. 1IKATKX HT KATK. j Ho said:?"I have done my duty. I am fulfilling my ; des'.tny. If I have not been successful It has not beou my fault. I have tho satisfaction of looting that 1 made a good light for tho right, and 1 n.ivo nothing to reproach myself with. I can now only bide my tltno und await events." 1 asked him to what causes he attributed bis defoak A GOOD MANY WAXTH. "Want of money," no replied, "want of munitions, 1 want of men." Wo wore beaten because we had overpowering numbers brought against us. No army can hold out long agaiust such odds as wo had lo contend with?ono to tlvo. Not that wo woro really beaten In nny ono last pitched balilo. Wo were not. We were really victorious tu the buttles of Pena Plata, Vera, Mendlchorrtix, Muuoru, and held our positions against tho most desperate attacks. Hut those victories cast us dourly. In I ho loss of mot) and munitions that they caused us they wore almost equivalent to defeats. Alter thiso battles we bad not 100 rounds of cartridges loft. And you know that with breechloaders 100 rounds do not Inst long. rrRTIIKR HK8ISTASCB t'SEI.KSS. 1 saw that furthor resistance would bo useless, that i it would only result In hundreds and thousands of brave fellows being killed to no purpose, and although the nrtny was still willing to light on 1 to the last, I Issued orders lhal the troops should abandon the roiidlct without further lighting and re| turn to their homes. 1 did this as soon as I saw the | contest was hopeless. I did It only because I did rot wish to have upon my hands the blond that would havo I been uselessly shod in prolonging the coufllct. A C IK All CO.NSCtKXCt. "On this point my conscience is clear. 1 havo no J blood iipou my hands. I havo never condcmued a single man to death, nor ratified the death sentenco of a single soldier. I have pardoned every case that was I ever submitted to me, and only In a few instances wero men shot without my having had time to interfere. I am blood guiltless. The blood shed In battle I am, of course, uot responsible for. "Xor am I accountable for trio war Itself. It was the peoplo who made the war and who called me there to lend them only alter it had been lalrly begun, aud that at a time when Spain was without a king uud without a government, l'euplc seem to think that It was for my plcusuro (hat 1 put myself ut the head of an army mi .I led flip life of the ratnit for four veers nnwirie ilm mountain*, when I might have been enjoying a life of luxurious ease lu l'aris and Vienna. 1 did it only because duly culled; and In these days when people in general talk only ol their rights it Is necessary tor I somebody to ihluk likewise or duty." him aiimy loyal. I asked him If ho had obscrvetknny signs of treachery J In his army. He replied that he had not Ho believes that "odl. | cers and troops, wlih very few c.xceptious, wore true to the Inst und that they were Incapable of treason. There may have been a low cases among officers of an interiorgrado ol Insubordination, d'salTectloii and what might he culled constructive treason, hut tliey were ex ceptloiinL Tho miss of officers and men remained faithful to the end. There urus much Incapacity, but ' no treason." fatal slips. I asked him if ho did not think that the groat op. | portunity was missed after the battle of Abarxuzo. If Immediate advantage had been taken of tbal vie. tory might be not have marched straight to Madrid? "That was undoubtedly a great occasion," he repiled, "but 11 was not ll\o only one. There were threo or lour others which n great goneral might have seized, hut which wero allowed to slip through our lingers. At Abarzuza the enemy was allowed to retire without the slightest annoyance Irutn our side, when a resolute Hack on (lie retreating army would have Completely broken It up and disperse d It. it *a* our imstortuno that we hud no general rapablo of seizing nil opportunity when it was presented and striking a decisive) blow. Our generals wcro brnvo, fanliltil and devoted to the Inst, nnd, alt bough exc ellent brigade 1 commanders, they were incapable of liaudling a large army. To tell (ho truth, our ; enemies allowed tlio satno dlMects us ourselves, the name absence of a general, tho game want of a head capable ol directing 0|>er.itlon? on a large grale. , They only crushed us in the c nd by mere brute force, j without any display ot military skill." , tiik rugRoa." Do you think," I a?ked, "that tho present government will lako away their fwrnn from the conquered provinces?" ' I do not know what their intentions are with regard to ibis questioii. They will certainly not allow the provinces to return all the rights and privileg e enjojed under my rrign, but >bey will hardly lie fool. I#b onough to lake them all away. The rcault would bo 1 a continued state of desultory, Irregular mountain ! warfare? that would last lor years." "What would you b ivo tlono wlib regard to tha ' Jwrut In case you bad boon *ucc?s*!ul?" "I could have done nothing hut leave them Intact, it woufd hnvo ill become me to interfere with their ancient and time honored right*. I would have endeavored, however, to introduce a rSyi'roe in the other province* of Spain no much better In every respoct that the l!a*<{uca, i hoped, would have naked of their own accord to come Into the general plan and adopt the ; ?amo In** and institution* as the real of the country, i II lliey bad persistently refused ! would hnve been obliged to allow them all their ancient laws and rights." Till aBl't'tll.lR COMIXO. As to his own hopes, he said, he had by no means 1 abandoned them. "Tho present government," he said, "cannot Inst long. The Itod Republic I* fa*t approaching. My cousin will be in hi* turn overthrown, and the stale >f I anarchy which ha* eiiatod tu Spain lor the ia?t ten years w.li be renewed. Then will bo my opportunity." ISSHKI I.A. i"l?o you think the revolution will como troni tbo ro puhlic.ui* or the partisans of Isabella t" "Frout lb* republicans, of count* Isabella would > 5 never enoouraye any movement forth* overiVow her son. Thai eventuality is not to (> taken Into consideration lor a moment. Nevertheless Ills posstbls ih.it her partisans, H they ever romo into power, may make her u pretext lor ine-u tires that would rendet tho young Kiug very nupopulur, and this might help the republican agitation and do Alfonso much harm." "Is Isabella very unpopular in Spain?" "No, 1 do not think she is as unpopular as people seem to think; because, after all?though 1 have no jMT.Kui.ii rr.inrin n?r iiuving u*vw IVWMU'i nny kindness at her hands?Isabella was very good hoar led. She ..as very charitable, very generous and a good woman at heart. The people know this and remember it ill her favor. Hesides |t j? natural that, alter haviiigbeen on the throne as long as she wax, xha should have a strong party of adherents In the couutry, so that 1 do uol think she is at all so unpopular as l( generally believed. Many unpopular things woro dona by her Ministers in her tiuino lor which sho was not in the least responsible. She was a woman, aud was powerless for good, surrounded as sho was by unscrupulous aud ambitious men who had only their own sellish aims to accomplish, without the xliglitost regard tor the infc-rcsts of the couutry. She was not us much to blaine as people think." rnx rKKTKsmelt's etiAXCS. "in what way do you hope, sire, to proflt by the revolution which you foresee coming?" "Thus:?The tide of repuhlicanism will go on grow- , Ing stronger, rlemg higher and higher until the throne ol Aliuitso will be nihtnorgoil and swept away. Then, when they see the cut rent too strong lor them, when they sro it is carrying them away, they will H|i|H!al to me as their last hope, and the very mrn who have placed Alfonso upon the throne?Martlnos Cam poo, Canovns do Caxltllq and the rest?will come to me and .. VI ...? ...' ?... (Jl.l .... u ...... ...? .???.. . ........ v. .?/ little cousin." prim's ofpkk. "But, siro, did you not once refuse to accept the sceptre at the Bunds of tlio revolutionists? Put not General l'rim oiler you the croonr " "Vos; but tbat was under very different clrcnm. stances Irmn what it will be offered to me next tuue. Then I was asked to go to the revolution, to compromise with It, to become a part of IL. nf course J refused. Hut the next time 1 will be asked to crush tbe revolution instead of taking it by the band No matter whence such an offer comes I am ready now as I was then to accept. That the oiler w ill be made to me sooner or luter 1 have not the shadow of a doubt. This is why I have refused all compromise. This Is way 1 have neither surrendered my sword nor broken it. 1 have returned it to its scabbard Jo be i|i..?h> allied again * when ibe tune comes. Tout rut /irrilu knrt ihonnrur. That I have preserved lular.t. We have been beaten, but wo have at least (alien with glory, with no stain on our honor." TilK llAHqrK PKIVILSURS. It may be well to stale hero, lor the information of the reader, ihut theJutra* o( the Basque provinces and Navarre which are in question in the preceding conversation arc a number of old provincial rights enJoyed by those people during a thousand years, among which were local taxation, local sclNgovcriimout as we have it In America, and freedom Irom conscription. They acknowledged the King of Spain as their so dor or lord only, and not a. king, and accorded him no kingly riyilis; nor, ro iuii uiu ironi, um iney iir'nru null any right but llint ol protecting them, In rcltirn (or w hlcli they paid him a very slippery kind of nllegtunco thai was sllcg-unco only In tho name. Ho was to protect thorn In ca-o ol foreign invasion, hut ho could not demand in return cither money or troops. They gave ol their own iree will whatever llioy could spare, as much money and its many men at they thought ho ought to have and n? more. Theio provinces, In short, governini themselves, apportioning their own taxes, conduct iu| their ow n civil administration, anu permitting no intcrlercnee on the part of the King ol Hpain, lormed little rcpuhlic within the monarchy that was thorougly republican in everything bat the name. They nu rely looked to tho neighboring monarchy for protection and paid It a kind of tribute. They were not only republicans but Communism In tho tallest acceptation of me word. 1. of course, use tho word Commune In the French sense, meaning local self-government. With fh" ah. surd idoa ol properly In common, which ha tx-a attributed to the French ''oinniimisls by people wbe understand neither the French language nor Fiencb idens, wc have nothing to do. By degrees, however, these rights wero taken from them, partly by loroe, partly by corruption, until jusl bcloro Isabella ascended tho throne there were scarcely any ol them left, and the civil ndiiiiuislration ol the provinces w as centered In Madrid. This caused a groat 'I .. .... ? , I, |l II. .1 > was undoubtedly on the point of breaking out Into an 1 open flame. T1IK FIRST OOX CARLOS. I Don Carlos, I bo grand tat her of the present prince, j broibur of Fcrdinund VII., wtio was Isabella's j lather, was, according to iho Salic law, heir to Ilia ; throne of Mpaiu, ami w hen, through Iho intrigues of ] Christina, the old King gave his crow n to his daughter Isabella, and the Cortes -rut mod the will, Don Carlos I determined to assert his rights by the sword. Cooking about him l*? soon perceived that the ! Dusipie provinces were only waiting lor a leader to riso j in revolt, and he Immediately seized the occasion, lie promised that if thev would help him gam the throne ! lie would restore them all Iheir old rights, They ac[ cepted, and this is how Cariisiu became mixed up with the question of the J'wron, and tills is bow the Uusquce have come to associate the name ol Don Carlos with their ancient free* doin. To show how tenaciously they cling lo these rights D Is only uucossury to statu that whenever, during the present war, any attempt was made by the generals ol Dot Carlos to take the couirol of the ariny out of the builds of IhejMttbuioi provincial assemblies, the latter rendered such attempts abortive by quielly stopping the rations of every battalion that was ihna taken Irom their control. Tho battalion of the King, , winch (ieneral Dorrcguray bad lorinod us a body guard to Don Carlos and glared under bis direct command, hud to be dissolved because the jun'ut would not supply radons, t hey likewise refused to Itirulsli rations lor thu artillery uud cavalry because these brunches <>; the army were at llrsl centralized and placed beyond Hie control ol the junta*. The result was, ol course, dial the artillery and cavalry Had lo be apportioned la Ibe dtllrrriil provinces and put on the same looting as the lulaniry. Then, and nut till ihcu, were the rations forthcoming. Wlln m> nr. THIS WAR. It Is, ol course, generally supposed by I he world al large that Don Carlos was responsible lor the war, tli.it lie begun it, mat he carried it on, and that hw win die spirit, die llle ana soul ol too conflict. I bis is as erroneous Idea. Don Carlos bad, in truth, very 111tl? to do wall Mo conduct ol Hit' war. lie ooulil not levy to.ten; lie could not order u conscription; he could not u|i|>oiut n postmaster nor Custom House olllcer nor * juitliM ol lIn* peace nor u coii.-inlilc nor it road >upcrviHor. And *o fur iroin currying on the war. ho could not ri'<iuilitiou even a sheep nor a single ration. All ol lliexe things were dime by the junta*. Hon Carlo* w as nothing more than align re head, a standard. UIVI.VK RIOtlT. Hut tin* ih not ull. lliene uooplo do not rocognlse lib. claim* lo divine right as regard* themselves, and lliojr never did. I'lley mmply ought lo put linn on the tin one ticcauho ho promised to socuro ihem in tbo enjoyment of their ancient freedom. If ho could, at the mi me tune, induce ilic real ol Spain tu acknowledge In* claims 10 divine right tlicy were 'juilo willing lis should do to. Hut lor themselves they scouied ihi idea. a i'akadox. 'I'hm CnrllKl war, lo Rhorl, gave the world the curton* spectacle of republican* lighting lor tbo diviur right oi kiug*, ol Com tu ii lusts tigliiing lor tbo Cnlbolit Church ! Iliey have heuu cououered. Tho old rights, the sh ricul ireedotn lliat has been Heirs lor mora ih.iu a thousaud years, will again be lakcn Iroiu them. They will be crusbod bouoalh ibo deml 1111 ilorualty ol a con. Irali/ed government; I be tide ol olllo'.al jobbery and corruption streaming out from Madrid will How over arid brine Horn bell eat li ns putrid current; the spirit ol liberty will be crushed out; Hie purity ol political lilt-, honesty arid oconoiuy tliey bad esiabllsbed iu th? administration ol thoirown all tint will disappear; tht little Kepublic will bccoino another Cuba, in abort, una the world will applaud uiut nay it wan well done. What right hud these people b> be honeai In the present age ol corruption a ltd political jobbery! Why aliould ihey rvfUM to follow the custom ol Hie timed and allow Ibeinselvea to lb- plundered by Ihd political jobber! ol the capital)* It la contrary to Hid spirit ol the nineteenth country. The day of local selfgovernment is past; centralisntiou is the urJer of th? uuy. and a people who have maintained ibtiir liboriy IpT a thousand years must submit lu the common law. Hut they made a gallant light lor their ancleut freedom, l or four tears me little Itcpub ic dellcd the w hole power ol ivpiiiu and Its lilt e army knot at hay a luroe live limes lis number. They hare been beaten at last, bul incy nave earned our reupcci au?i uumiruiion. THE SNOW PLOUGH MEN. | Prom I bo Vtrgitda (Nov.) Kotcr prise.) The men who run tlio luow plough trains to the Sierras deserve kiu>l thought* Iruui all travellers. It Is a touching sight to seo them, at a signal, take their sunoim. II**Iiilid tlio plough uro tcu( or a dozen boavy freight locomotives. should n rail break under the brat engine, el course the Oilier* would* he piled in an indistinguishable heap in a moment, and yet through d iys and nights ttiean men keep their place*. I.ast week, without a moment's re?t or rolaxnlion, one ol these trains fought lor twenty oighl hours against a b.mk ol snow, ouly two mile* in length, ticlore it was broken. One white man ind iw<> Chinamen were ?ru*hcd to death, but, us In bailie, the lalien were carried to the rear, and the light against thn storm never renned until the way waa cleared. To ride through the snow at Km .rant t.np and nine Canyon m like ? boating at the holtotn ol a enn >1 the hunks of which are twenty IMI high. Tina show* how patiently and persistently the work ha* gone on. Against the storm, the cold, the svslatiehe, the lire snd steam and iron these men have toiled, flunking sua conquering winter in hi* very stronghold, though hacked iijr every one of hi* prune ministers Men en Imitle held* hght lor glory and lor the kind remeitihri<;t?es el than conntrrmeii. Men niton make superhuman etertlont lor great rewarda. That no sellish motive may be as. crlle il to tin* hUow |ilongh in. ii in tarnish the glory duo their heroic and sell MirriScitig acts, wo will state What wo uudcrslaud their reward la fg per day.